Join us for an exciting evening with two wonderful writers, Freya North and Becky Hunter where they'll be discussing their latest books: The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne, a moving portrait of youth, friendship and love, and Meet Me When My Heart Stops, a swoonsome love story bound to tug on your heartstrings.

Date:
Monday 23rd September

Venue:
Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU

Time:
Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish at 20:00

Tickets:
£5.50 ticket only
£10.99 ticket with The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne (paperback).
£10.99 ticket with Meet Me When My Heart Stops (paperback).
£22 ticket with both books.
£1 Pay What You Can
(Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to; they are limited and intended only for those who really need them.)

50p from each ticket goes to Caring In Bristol

You don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night, priced £9.99 (The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne) and £9.99 (Meet Me When My Heart Stops).

~ ABOUT THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF EADIE BROWNE ~

When your present meets your past, what do you take with you – and what do you leave behind?

Eadie Browne is a quirky kid living in a small town where nothing much happens. Bullied at school, she muddles her way through the teenage years with best friends Celeste and Josh until University takes them their separate ways.

Arriving in Manchester as a student in the late 1980s, Eadie experiences novel freedom, and it’s intoxicating. As the city embraces the dizzying euphoria of Rave counterculture, Eadie is swept along, ignoring danger and reality. Until, one night, her past comes hurtling at her with consequences she could never have imagined.

As the new millennium approaches, Eadie is thirty with a marriage in tatters, travelling back to the town of her birth for a funeral she can’t quite comprehend. As she journeys from the North to the South, from the present to the past, Eadie contemplates all that was then and all that is now – and the loose ends that must be tied before her future can unfold.

~ ABOUT MEET ME WHEN MY HEART STOPS ~

What if your soulmate could only ever be the love of your afterlife?

The first time Emery’s heart stops, she is only five years old…

Emery is born with a heart condition that means her heart could quite literally stop at any moment. The people around her know what to do – if they act quickly enough there will be no lasting damage, and Emery’s heart can be restarted. But when this happens, she is briefly technically dead.

Each time Emery’s heart stops, she meets Nick. His purpose is to help people adjust to the fact that they are dead, to help them say goodbye, before they move on entirely. He does not usually meet people more than once – but with Emery, he is able to make a connection, and he finds himself drawn to her.

As Emery’s life progresses, and she goes through ups and downs, she finds that a part of her is longing for those moments when her heart will stop – so that she can see Nick again.

This is the story of two fated lovers who long for each other, but are destined never to share more than a few fleeting moments – because if they were to be together, it would mean the end of Emery’s life.

ABOUT Freya North

Freya North is the bestselling author of 16 novels, including my debut Sally (1996), Pillow Talk (2008 – winner of the RNA award), The Turning Point (2016), Richard & Judy Bookclub selection Little Wing (2022) and my newest, The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne (2024).

You can find Freya on the following socials:

https://freyanorth.com/

https://www.instagram.com/freya_north_author/

ABOUT Becky Hunter

Becky Hunter lived and worked in London for several years before moving to Mozambique to volunteer with horses and try her hand at writing. A few years, a few destinations, and a few jobs later, she had the idea that would become One Moment (2023). Alongside writing, she now works as a freelance editor and publicist, splitting her time between Bristol and London and constantly trying to plan the next adventure. She also takes part in many UK literary festivals.

You can find Becky on the following socials:

https://www.instagram.com/beckyhunterbooks/

https://x.com/Bookish_Becky